About Imagining New York City's Future - the .nyc TLD

Mr. Lowenhaupt's career bridges the hands-on and policy realms. As an interactive marketing consultant, he's guided firms in the insurance, telecommunications, and banking industries. He developed public information kiosks and published an early online directory of interactive services. A longtime Internet governance participant, he's now an advocate for the .nyc top level domain.

Out of college, he worked as a transportation planner for a regulatory agency. His work with information technology began in the late 1970?s when he assisted firms seeking approval of cable TV systems. Intrigued by the technology, he entered the NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Interactive Telecommunications Program, where he earned an advanced degree. Earlier, he received a B.A. in government studies from Queens College. He has organized conferences on community empowerment technologies, researched terrestrial and satellite communications; made presentations at industry conferences; recruited and supervised the efforts of volunteers and interns. In early 2000's he co-hosted a weekly radio show on community governance.

Civic Involvement... president of the Charles Street Association, co-founder of the Friends of the Renaissance School, member of Queens Community Board 3, New Media Advisory Committee of LaGuardia Community College, other board positions.

Professional Experiences... 1992-date Consultant to insurance, telecommunications, and financial industries on marketing opportunities using interactive technologies: websites, email, mobile, public kiosks, virtual worlds, etc. 1998-2007 Designed an Internet governance enhancement for NYC?s 59 community planning districts. System design, software selection, development, and training modules. 1987-89 QWIX Guide - Published early directory of online services. QWIX provided reviews of interactive services while facilitating discussion, user reviews, and chat. 1984-92 Marketing by Diskette Inc. - Designed and developed interactive marketing materials, today easily imagined as website on a disk, for financial, telecommunications industries, creating award winning product for Citicorp. 1985 Reuben H. Donnelley & Sons ? Logic structure for online directory. 1984 Sader & Ackerman - Product development and sales for direct marketing firm. 1978-84 Consultant, cable television franchise development, community needs aassessment, presented for regulatory review. Holography. 1978-79 Allison Associates, Cambridge, MA. - Conducted research and statistical analysis on para-transit industry; grant proposals. 1971-78 NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission 1968-71 Taxi driver, bartender, and Vista volunteer.